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When my workmate at the animal shelter called me to meet a dog that had just been brought in, I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. I ___1___ if I was on Candid Camera (《隐藏摄像机》一档恶作剧综艺节目). I’d ___2___ at the shelter for 20 years, and had seen thousands of animals, but I had ___3___ seen anything like this. Quasi Modo, as I later ___4___ her, was around a year old and had a birth defect: She couldn’t move her ___5___.

Everyone at work knows I like the ___6___ animal. I quickly adopted her when ___7___ claimed her. She often gets unkind comments about her ___8___. People see her and say, “Oh, what’s that?” I tell them it’s a dog, and they are ___9___. But she’s very confident. She’ll go over and tap her foot on theirs — it’s her ___10___ of saying, “Hi” because she can’t ___11___ her head.

Last summer, my husband, Quasi and I ___12___ the World’s Ugliest Dog contest in California. There were 26 other dogs. They were all ___13___. Quasi wasn’t the ugliest, ___14___ she was definitely the most different-looking. A lot of the little dogs were afraid of ___15___, while Quasi was tapping everyone’s foot. When it came to judging, almost all people were ___16___ her name. That night we ___17___! Entering her in the contest wasn’t about ___18___ her. It was about celebrating our ___19___. Working at the shelter, I could adopt all the ___20___ animals if I wanted to, but Quasi shows that you don’t need to be the most perfect-looking animal to be a loving pet.

1.1.

A asked

B wondered

C argued

D proved

解析：选B。B 根据上文中的“I couldn’t believe what I was looking at.”可知，作者感到非常惊讶，所以“我”是在怀疑自己是否在上《隐藏的摄像机》节目，用wondered最合适。故选B。

2.2.

A lived

B helped

C worked

D looked

解析：选C。C 根据上文中的“...my workmate at the animal shelter...”以及第二段的“Everyone at work...”可知，作者是在这个动物收容所工作。故选C。

3.3.

A never

B almost

C finally

D frequently

解析：选A。A 根据上文中的“...and had seen thousands of animals, but...”可知，作者在收容所工作了二十年，见过很多动物，但是却从未见过像这样的动物。故选A。

4.4.

A showed

B recognized

C adopted

D named

解析：选D。D 根据语境和第二段中的“I quickly adopted her”可知，Quasi Modo是“我”后来给她取的名字。故选D。

5.5.

A head

B legs

C feet

D mouth

解析：选A。A 根据第二段最后一句“...because she can’t...her head”可知，这条狗的头部有问题。故选A。

6.6.

A unfriendly

B unusual

C dangerous

D wild

解析：选B。B 根据语境可知，同事们都知道“我”喜欢这个“不寻常的（unusual）”动物。故选B。

7.7.

A everybody

B somebody

C anybody

D nobody

解析：选D。D 根据上文的“I quickly adopted her when...”可知，是当没有人认领她的时候，“我”很快收养了她。故选D。

8.8.

A behaviors

B habits

C looks

D skills

解析：选C。C 根据下文人们看到她时会说“Oh, what’s that?”可知，这里说的是她的长相。故选C。

9.9.

A pleased

B surprised

C worried

D interested

解析：选B。B 当“我”告诉他们这是一条狗时，他们都会很惊讶。故选B。

10.10.

A way

B hobby

C tool

D excuse

解析：选A。A 根据语境可知，这条狗走过去用自己的脚轻轻触碰你的脚，这是她说“你好”(打招呼)的方式。故选A。

11.11.

A put

B nod

C touch

D lift

解析：选D。D根据上文的“....she couldn’t move her...”并结合常识可知，狗跟人打招呼时一般会“抬头”，而她不能做到“抬头”。故选D。

12.12.

A organized

B entered

C missed

D enjoyed

解析：选B。B 参加竞赛用enter。故选B。

13.13.

A talented

B ugly

C confident

D noisy

解析：选B。B 根据比赛的名称可知，所有的狗都很丑。故选B。

14.14.

A so

B because

C but

D unless

解析：选C。C 根据语境可知，她不是最丑的，“但是”她绝对是最与众不同的，前后两句是转折关系。故选C。

15.15.

A contests

B sounds

C pets

D crowds

解析：选D。D 根据下文的“...was tapping everyone’s foot”以及“...almost all people”可知，许多小狗害怕“人群”，而Quasi Modo却轻轻触碰每个人的脚，以此来表示友好。故选D。

16.16.

A describing

B getting

C shouting

D printing

解析：选C。C 到评判阶段时，所有人都在喊她的名字。故选C。

17.17.

A won

B refused

C changed

D remembered

解析：选A。A 根据语境可知，那晚我们“赢”得了比赛。故选A。

18.18.

A caring about

B laughing at

C worrying about

D pointing at

解析：选B。B 根据语境可知，我给她报名参加这个比赛，并不是为了“嘲笑”她。故选B。

19.19.

A experiences

B differences

C festivals

D birthdays

解析：选B。B 根据语境可知，参加竞赛并不是为了“嘲笑”她，而是为了庆祝“我们”的不同。故选B。

20.20.

A clever

B lovely

C healthy

D beautiful

解析：选D。D 根据下文的“…the most perfect-looking...”以及前后两句的转折关系可知，这里用beautiful。故选D。